Catalytic Converters Stolen From School Parking Lots: Cheshire PD

CHESHIRE, CT — Catalytic converters were stolen from vehicles in four different parking lots, including at two schools, in Cheshire on Monday, according to police.

Lt. Jeffrey Sutherland said the thefts appear to have taken place while the vehicles were parked in private parking lots during daylight hours.

The reported thefts took place at Cheshire High School, 525 South Main St., and Chapman Elementary School, 38 Country Club Rd., along with two commercial parking lots at 967 and 1151 South Main St., according to Sutherland.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sam DeCapua and Officer Lester Zimnoch at 203-271-5531 or cheshiretaskforce@cheshirect.org.

“The Cheshire Police Department would like to remind everyone that if they see something suspicious, call the local Police Department to report it,” Sutherland wrote in a news release. “Through the vigilance of all, these perpetrators can be brought to justice.”